Call For Makers: Maker Faire Austin 2008

Maker Faire returns to Austin, Texas for its second year. This two-day, family-friendly event celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset and features interactive exhibits organized by individual enthusiasts, hobbyist groups and clubs as well as student groups. It's for creative, resourceful folks who like to tinker and love to make things. Maker Faire is an opportunity to share what you do with others.


Maker Faire Austin: Call for Makers! Are you a maker who would like to show off your project at Maker Faire Austin, October 18th - 19th The call for makers is now open - www.makerfaire.com. Deadline for entries is Sunday, September 14, 2008. However, if you can, please submit your application as early as possible, and we'll begin the process to confirm your participation.


Key Points:

  • Maker Proposal Due: Midnight (PST): Sunday, September 14th

  • Notification of Acceptance: all Makers will be notified by September 18

  • Maker Faire Austin: October 18-19, 2008
    Hours: Saturday 10-10 pm; Sunday 10-6pm

  • Entry Form (closed)

Organized by the staff of Make and Craft magazines, Maker Faire is a newfangled fair that brings together science, art, craft and engineering plus green, food and music in a fun, energized, and exciting public forum. The aim is to inspire people of all ages to roll up their sleeves and become makers. We encourage you to join the fun and enter a project to exhibit. You can submit an entry through the web at www.makerfaire.com

Entries

The first step to participating in Maker Faire is to submit an entry that tells us about your project. Please provide a short description of what you make and what you will actually bring to Maker Faire - this will appear on the web to promote your participation in Maker Faire. Please link to photographs or videos of what you make. We particularly encourage exhibits that are interactive and that demonstrate the process of making things.

Physical Exhibit: Our standard setup for a Maker exhibit is roughly a 10x10 space, one banquet table and two chairs. Use this space to display your work and/or demonstrate how you make something. You should plan on bringing a table and a few chairs, if required.

If you plan on doing an activity, which requires more space and additional resources, please let us know on the entry form.

All proposals will be reviewed and we will notify makers of acceptance via email by September 18th 2008. We will be sending you a link to the Maker's Manual and ask you to confirm your participation.

If you have any questions about participating in Maker Faire, please contact use by email:

Commercial Exhibitors and Event Sponsorship

Makers do not pay a fee to exhibit at Maker Faire and maker exhibits are expected to be non-commercial. We welcome paid exhibitors who can sell products or offer services. Please contact Sherry Huss ( ) to learn more about becoming a sponsor or commercial exhibitor.

Dale Dougherty
Editor & Publisher, Make and Craft
O'Reilly Media, Inc.